imaginary box

ep. 5 'the t on transitioning' gender(less) expression, cultural contexts and trans grieve on this episode, we are spilling the t on transitioning: we talk about how we relate or not to it, and how transitioning has its fluid shapes and meanings for each person. Dira, for example, found transitioning is like being in a state of lost and found, and Fran never felt they transition at all. we also acknowledge that sitting next to the joy of it, there’s grief, as for us to be here, we needed to loose parts of ourselves, as well as relationships and loves 📻about woke-ish talk hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were younger: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along! 📺 about imaginary box as of now, imaginary box is a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers, supporting our efforts to build creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and history #berlin #queer #trans #politics #queertok

ep. 5 'the t on transitioning' gender(less) expression, cultural contexts and trans grieve on this episode, we are spilling the t on transitioning: we talk about how we relate or not to it, and how transitioning has its fluid shapes and meanings for each person. Dira, for example, found transitioning is like being in a state of lost and found, and Fran never felt they transition at all. we also acknowledge that sitting next to the joy of it, there’s grief, as for us to be here, we needed to loose parts of ourselves, as well as relationships and loves 📻about woke-ish talk hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were (even more) young: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along! 📺 about imaginary box as of now, imaginary box is a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers, supporting our efforts to build creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and history #berlin #queer #trans #politics #queertok

ep. 4 ‘taking up space’ queer visibility, self-referential artwork & cringe culture Dira's film *A's for Andra* is premiering at @xposedqueerfilmfest , and we take chance to get into self-referential artwork, taking up space and telling our own stories… we also talk about cringe culture and our takes on centering oneself and being on the internet. if u want to watch Dira’s film join us on May 31st at 8:30pm at Babylon Kreuzberg, Berlin :) 📻 about woke-ish talk we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were younger: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to media production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along! hosted by @dirandrakala and fran @ilzilu produced by @imgnrybx #berlin #queer #trans #filmmaking #politics

ep. 4 ‘taking up space’ queer visibility, self-referential artwork & cringe culture Dira's film *A's for Andra* is premiering at @xposedqueerfilmfest , and we take chance to get into self-referential artwork, taking up space and telling our own stories… we also talk about cringe culture and our takes on centering oneself and being on the internet. if u want to watch Dira’s film join us on May 31st at 8:30pm at Babylon Kreuzberg, Berlin :) 💽 about woke-ish talk we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were younger: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to media production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along! hosted by @dirandrakala and fran @ilzilu produced by @imgnrybx

ep. 3 ‘pushing through confusing times: cancelling plans, uncertainty and ways we're coping’ in this episode we talk about what it feels like when the world outside and the personal stuff inside crash into each other all at once. Dira is going through a divorce, a move and spring allergies. Fran was in production mode and now trying to make space for sadness, fears and uncertainty. we talk about holding joy and grief at the same time, about burnout and guilt, and what rest actually means 💽 about woke-ish talk hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were (even more) young: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along! #mentalhealth #queer #berlin #politics podcast

tenemos algunos ejemplares de ‘tra(n)smanagua’ disponibles en berlín [con la posibilidad de hacer envíos a otros lugares]. este fanzine de @tra_n_smanagua , impreso en risografía, recoge memorias trans/cuir de managua, nicaragua. apunta hacia lugares o vidas donde las estructuras normativas ceden ante realidades diversas, donde otras fuerzas, como el respeto hacia el papel del mercader o la capacidad de encontrarle un nuevo uso a la ruina, prevalecen y determinan prácticas para hacer comunidad. texto de @naranjandi y @_ap_a_____ /// utilizamos gráficas y palabras para narrar la vida de La Caimana evitando caer en la otredad y así investigar hasta su whiskey favorito y su pasión por el horóscopo y la curandería. Fue el principal fabricante y vendedxr de pólvora y cuetes para fiestas religiosas, familiares y culturales de la época, y esposx de Hilda Scott, con quien crió 7 hijes, traicionando narrativas de relación entre lo cuir y la soledad. Nació como Petronila del Carmen, se casó como Pedro, y murió Carmelo Aguirre; a su funeral llegaron 20.000 personas. También repasamos la historia de La Catedral Santiago Apóstol y su transformación de un espacio de culto y normalización católica-mestiza a un punto de encuentro para disidencias dentro de una ciudad terremoteada, en donde nacerán relaciones, trabajo, amistades, crítica política y de seguro muchas risas /// mandanos un dm si querés un ejemplar. el fanzine tiene un costo sugerido de 12 € y 2€ las postales en la última imagen (+ gastos envío :)

clip from episode 2 (: 💽 about woke-ish talk hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were (even more) young: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along! 💽 about this episode in this episode we sit with the idea of self-love. what it actually means, how has it been sold as, and what it feels like to practice it in the wellness era. we talk about how we were taught to love (or not love) ourselves growing up, in Nicaragua, in Indonesia, in religion, in the media. we get into the inner child, the wounded kid, loving loudly without apologising for it, neurodivergence and support networks when individualistic self-love falls short. Pelu makes another appearance as it's becoming usual, and that's it! hosted by @dirandrakala & fran @ilzilu produced by @imgnrybx special thanks to Pelu